Enter any amount, pick your coin, choose when you "should have" bought — and discover your if only number.
The Crypto "If Only" Calculator lets you instantly see what any investment in Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, or Dogecoin would be worth today — based on real historical prices. Enter your hypothetical investment, choose how many years back you "should have" bought, and get your number in seconds.
It's the tool for answering the question everyone in crypto has asked at least once: "If only I'd bought when it was cheap..."
Bitcoin (BTC) has been the best-performing asset of the last decade by a wide margin. A $1,000 investment in Bitcoin in 2017 — when BTC was trading around $1,050 — would be worth over $80,000 today. That's a return of more than 8,000% in under a decade. Even investors who bought near the 2021 peak have seen their holdings recover as Bitcoin crossed new all-time highs in 2024.
Ethereum (ETH) launched publicly in 2015 and was trading under $15 as recently as early 2017. Investors who bought $1,000 of ETH in early 2017 and held through to today have seen returns exceeding 9,000%. Ethereum's long-term value proposition — smart contracts, DeFi, NFTs — has kept institutional interest strong even through bear markets.
Solana (SOL) launched in 2020 at under $1 and reached nearly $260 in late 2021. After the 2022 bear market, SOL recovered dramatically, making it one of the standout performers of the 2023–2024 cycle. Investors who bought in 2020 have seen extraordinary returns despite significant volatility along the way.